Every individual with sensory processing disorder (SPD) has their own set of needs and struggles. Finding which senses are over or under-sensitive is the key to successful treatment. In the next ideal step, a therapist will help retrain the patient’s senses.
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Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) affects how the brain perceives senses.
Sensory diet is a popular SPD treatment that includes physical, vision, listening, speech, and language therapies. All of these treatments work on everyday skills, such as how one touches and is touched, movement and how one moves, bilateral coordination and eye motor skills. The philosophy behind these therapies is that the brain can be altered based on experience. Medication and lifestyle changes can also be successful.
SPD treatment often means working with an occupational therapist on activities that help retrain the senses. Many therapists use a sensory integration (OT-SI) approach that begins in a controlled, stimulating environment, and focuses on making SPD easier to manage in day-to-day life.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Each case of Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) is unique.
- Individuals with SPD can benefit from therapy designed to train sensory weaknesses.
- Although medication is not recommended to treat SPD, lifestyle changes have proved promising in improving quality of life for those with the condition.
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